diff --git a/internal/service/model_upload.go b/internal/service/model_upload.go
index 4c200f4..9d650be 100644
--- a/internal/service/model_upload.go
+++ b/internal/service/model_upload.go
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ type SFTP struct {
 	// SkipDirectoryCreation will configure achgateway to create
 	// directories on the remote server prior to uploading files.
 	SkipDirectoryCreation bool
+
+	// SkipChmodAfterUpload will not chmod files after uploading them.
+	// Some SFTP servers need uploads to be left alone once they're put on the server.
+	SkipChmodAfterUpload bool
 }
 
 func (cfg *SFTP) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/internal/upload/sftp.go b/internal/upload/sftp.go
index 7db6703..3ab7cab 100644
--- a/internal/upload/sftp.go
+++ b/internal/upload/sftp.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func newSFTPTransferAgent(logger log.Logger, cfg *service.UploadAgent) (*SFTPTra
 		PacketSize:     cfg.SFTP.MaxPacketSize,
 
 		SkipDirectoryCreation: cfg.SFTP.SkipDirectoryCreation,
+		SkipChmodAfterUpload:  cfg.SFTP.SkipChmodAfterUpload,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err